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News imageA worker monitors production of yarns at a factory in Suzhou in Eastern China, Januray 2026

China weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a toll

The Middle East conflict is putting pressure on factory orders, costs and jobs in China's export-driven economy.

5 hrs ago
Asia

News imageShips are anchored near the shoreline on April 22, 2026 in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Bandar Abbas is a port city and the capital of Hormozgan Province, along the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz cannot be opened due to ceasefire breaches

Iran's chief negotiator says "violations" by the US and Israel make it impossible to open the strait.

52 mins ago
World
News imageClose up of three security personnel standing guard at a security checkpost along a road temporarily closed near the Serena Hotel at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 20, 2026.

US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks

The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump's ceasefire extension.

10 hrs ago
World

US Navy chief leaving post 'effective immediately', Pentagon says

US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.

5 mins ago
US & Canada

US 'won't dictate terms' of free trade talks, says PM Carney

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meanwhile, warned Canada's boycott of US alcohol over tariffs might require "enforcement action".

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US & Canada

Fire crews thaw rapper Drake’s giant ice installation in Toronto

Officials say the frozen blocks are being melted due to "dangerous and unsafe activities" after they were set up to promote the singer's album.

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US & Canada

Officials release cause of death for teen found dead in singer D4vd's car

The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.

1 hr ago
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News imageA man in a jacket looks out from a balcony in Rome, with St Peter's Basilica in the distance (Credit: Getty Images)

Is Italy the new tax haven for the global rich?

With the war in the Middle East hurting the Gulf states, Italy has become an even more attractive location for the rich.

News imageSingapore Changi Airport's Jewel complex and control tower rise above landscaped gardens and an elevated walkway (Credit: Getty Images)

What makes Changi the world's best airport?

Singapore's Changi Airport is famous for its waterfall, butterfly garden and seamless transit. But its real competitive edge is behind the scenes.


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San Jose: A shipwreck worth billions on the ocean floor

Three centuries ago, a Spanish ship sank off the coast of Colombia but its treasure has never been recovered.
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News image Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee address people in an election campaign rally in support of party's candidates for State Assembly Election at Beleghata on April 20, 2026 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

High-stakes West Bengal election begins in India amid voter roll row

The poll is taking place against a controversy over a sweeping revision of electoral rolls.

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Veteran Australian talkback radio host James Valentine dies at 64

The accomplished musician, diagnosed with cancer in 2024, was a well-known host on Australia's national broadcaster.

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Chinese tourist who died in village 'may have been in altercation'

Police initially said it was believed the man's death in Strathpeffer was a medical matter.

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UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

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Billionaire backer sues Trump family's crypto firm over alleged extortion

Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family's World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.

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News imageThree men wearing black shorts and different coloured running vests jog towards the finish line of the Boston Marathon with their arms around each other. Robson De Oliveira, who has short, dark hair and a moustasch and is wearing a white vest and a white headband. Ajay Haridasse has short, dark hair and a black vest. Aaron Beggs has short brown hair and a beard and is wearing a yellow vest with a blue stripe.

'Greatest feeling ever': Runners help exhausted man finish Boston Marathon

The BBC spoke to Boston marathon runner, Ajay Haridasse, who was helped over the finish line by two strangers.

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News imageJagtar Singh Johal being escorted to a court in Ludhiana on 24 November 2017. He is wearing a dark blue hooded top with the hood up. Two men are in the foreground, one in a uniform and ther othey in a grey jacket, and there are a number of people in the background.

Scottish activist enduring 'psychological torture' in Indian jail

UN experts speak out in suport of Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton who was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017.

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How the US-Iran war is costing China

The BBC’s Laura Bicker explains the economic costs and possible political wins for China brought on by the war.

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'No decision' on joining talks with US, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman tells BBC

Esmail Baghaei expressed concern regarding the US’s naval blockade of its ports and the seizure of an Iranian vessel.

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A black bear in Albany, New York, climbed a tree in a residential neighbourhood and was tranquillised before falling into a net held by wildlife and law enforcement officials.

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Footage released by the attorney general's office shows large groups of men in prison attending the trial via video link.

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BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports from Los Angeles as singer David Burke pleads not guilty to the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

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The kitsch '60s act that dominated the US charts

In the middle of the 1960s rock revolution, a jazz trumpeter smashed chart records and briefly became bigger than the Beatles. Now aged 91, Herb Alpert talks to the BBC.
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Earth Day

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How to consume less plastic

Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them.

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Virginia approves redistricting measure, boosting Democrats' hopes for midterms

The new maps approved by the state's voters could allow Democrats to flip as many as four House seats.

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He wasn't guilty but delays left this man jailed for five years without trial

At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.

Zambia's government takes possession of ex-president's body in repatriation row

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Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked

Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.

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AI is flattening the jobs market for young people, says Sunak

The former prime minister said graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.

Xbox cuts prices for Game Pass but ends day-one Call of Duty access

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The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip

Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory.

'It felt like science fiction': The cancer therapy changing lives

From blast-off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon

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Culture

News imageMeryl Streep in a grey blazer as Miranda Priestley in Devil Wears Prada 2 (Image Credit: 20th Century Fox)

Why The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour should worry fans of the original film

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is the most anticipated film of 2026 so far. But the publicity campaign suggests the original's satire has been softened – along with Meryl Streep's toxic boss villain.

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Arts

News imageThe Triumph of Bacchus by Michaelina Wautier. A crowd surrounds Roman god Bacchus, who is reclining in the centre. Amongst the humans are satyrs, a donkey and a goat. (Credit: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

These artworks are by women - men got the credit

For centuries, The Triumph of Bacchus was misattributed then hidden – now it is at the centre of a major exhibition. Here are five groundbreaking artworks wrongly attributed to men.

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Inside the hotel where Agatha Christie wrote a classic

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Inside the world's only floating national park

Loktak Lake in India is a living mosaic of floating islands home to the only floating national park on Earth.
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Travel

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The Route 66 story you haven't been told

As the Mother Road celebrates its centenary, Indigenous voices are revealing overlooked histories and creating new ways for travellers to experience the road.

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Which country can claim steak?

From Japan to Argentina to the US, nations around the world have put their own stamp on the mouthwatering meat – making beef a destination in itself.

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